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Ana Serafim - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Terrorism—A Cultural Phenomenon?
Connections: The Quarterly Journal, 2005Co-Authors: Ana SerafimAbstract:This article is aimed at providing a Cultural perspective on contemporary terrorism. I will examine not domestic terrorism, but rather the form of terrorism we are confronted with today: terrorism with global reach, terrorism without borders and any conceptual limitations, terrorism that defines death and destruction as achievements in themselves. In my view, the ideological terrorism (such as the Red Brigade and the BaaderMeinhof Gang) that plagued many Western societies in the 1970s and 1980s, the nationalist and ethnic discontent that has been and continues to be the greatest inspiration for terrorists, and the religiously motivated forms of terrorism all have a Cultural aspect. Still, I will not focus particularly on any of these types of terrorism, but I will rather try to find out what is Culturally distinct about today’s brand of global terrorism and which solutions, if any, can we find in the realm of culture that will help us in the struggle against terrorism. This is not because I underestimate the many and various manifestations of terrorism, but because I am interested in today and tomorrow more than in yesterday. I am also particularly interested in this new type of terrorism because I think that contemporary forms of terrorism are more Cultural in origin and nature than ever. Analyzing culture as a category is not an easy task, and it is not a purely scientific enterprise. What people think, how they think, and the way they react to events are all influenced by culture. Even terrorists are products of culture. Thus, regarding a definition of culture, most readers will probably be able to agree with me only on the fact that there is much disagreement about the meaning of culture, both as a word and a concept. I interpret culture in the usual social-scientific sense of beliefs, values, and lifestyles on the world scene, with special attention to religion as a central component. Obviously, culture is not only about religion, but it is also true that the most prominent Cultural dimension of twenty-first-century terrorism can be found in religion. In particular, the events of September 11 are deeply rooted in religious and Cultural tensions sharpened by the end of Cold War. So the focus of this article will be particularly on religion, because I think that changes taking place in the area of religion throughout much of the world are also working to reinforce the Cultural differences between societies, and differences between cultures are helping to facilitate (in my view) the rise and development of terrorism. It is a tendency in Western society, which is politically oriented, to assume that there is a rational pragmatic cause for acts of terrorism, and a corresponding belief that, if the particular political grievance is addressed properly, the Phenomenon will fade. However, when the roots of a terrorist movement are not political (or economic),
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terrorism a Cultural Phenomenon
Connections: The Quarterly Journal, 2005Co-Authors: Ana SerafimAbstract:This article is aimed at providing a Cultural perspective on contemporary terrorism. I will examine not domestic terrorism, but rather the form of terrorism we are confronted with today: terrorism with global reach, terrorism without borders and any conceptual limitations, terrorism that defines death and destruction as achievements in themselves. In my view, the ideological terrorism (such as the Red Brigade and the BaaderMeinhof Gang) that plagued many Western societies in the 1970s and 1980s, the nationalist and ethnic discontent that has been and continues to be the greatest inspiration for terrorists, and the religiously motivated forms of terrorism all have a Cultural aspect. Still, I will not focus particularly on any of these types of terrorism, but I will rather try to find out what is Culturally distinct about today’s brand of global terrorism and which solutions, if any, can we find in the realm of culture that will help us in the struggle against terrorism. This is not because I underestimate the many and various manifestations of terrorism, but because I am interested in today and tomorrow more than in yesterday. I am also particularly interested in this new type of terrorism because I think that contemporary forms of terrorism are more Cultural in origin and nature than ever. Analyzing culture as a category is not an easy task, and it is not a purely scientific enterprise. What people think, how they think, and the way they react to events are all influenced by culture. Even terrorists are products of culture. Thus, regarding a definition of culture, most readers will probably be able to agree with me only on the fact that there is much disagreement about the meaning of culture, both as a word and a concept. I interpret culture in the usual social-scientific sense of beliefs, values, and lifestyles on the world scene, with special attention to religion as a central component. Obviously, culture is not only about religion, but it is also true that the most prominent Cultural dimension of twenty-first-century terrorism can be found in religion. In particular, the events of September 11 are deeply rooted in religious and Cultural tensions sharpened by the end of Cold War. So the focus of this article will be particularly on religion, because I think that changes taking place in the area of religion throughout much of the world are also working to reinforce the Cultural differences between societies, and differences between cultures are helping to facilitate (in my view) the rise and development of terrorism. It is a tendency in Western society, which is politically oriented, to assume that there is a rational pragmatic cause for acts of terrorism, and a corresponding belief that, if the particular political grievance is addressed properly, the Phenomenon will fade. However, when the roots of a terrorist movement are not political (or economic),
William Walker - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Binge-drinking in Britain as a social and Cultural Phenomenon: the development of a grounded theoretical model.
Journal of health psychology, 2009Co-Authors: Anna Van Wersch, William WalkerAbstract:Techniques and procedures of Strauss and Corbin's grounded theory were used to develop a conditional matrix on binge-drinking in Britain, reflecting data of 32 participants, aged between 22 and 58. The core category was "binge-drinking as a social and Cultural Phenomenon". Results show the value of binge-drinking as an enjoyable way of socializing and counter-balancing the demands of daily hassles and routines. Intervening and contextual factors indicate fluctuations in binge-drinking behaviour and the social and Cultural constraints that may operate, such as "no drink-driving", "not when the next day is a work day" and "not on one's own". Language: en
Xing Kun - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A New Exploration in the Construction of Public Sphere in China——Based on the Western Public Sphere Theory of Cultural Phenomenon
Journal of Guangdong Radio & Television University, 2011Co-Authors: Xing KunAbstract:Through the re-confirmation of western public sphere theory and its evolution of localization in China,we found a long neglected basic fact that the western public sphere theory of Cultural Phenomenon has existed.The theory expressed itself as "State-society" dual mode theory and interacted with "Public-private" theory,thus explained the reason why bottlenecks happened in the process of cross-Cultural use of the theory.In such consideration,this paper has surpassed the "State-Society" dual mode theory,learned from "Live Private Open Public" concept and combined the theory with the Chinese history,traditions and existing circumstances and finally re-explored the contents that Chinese public sphere should have and built a path to realize it.
Li Ji-pin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A New Probe in Cultural Phenomenon of South Music Lang Jun
Journal of Quanzhou Normal University, 2005Co-Authors: Li Ji-pinAbstract:Making on-the-spot investigations of the sacrifices in the spring and the autumn,and of the ceremonies for taking an apprentice and offering a sacrifice to the ancestor,the article analyses sacrifical music Jin Lu Bao Zhuan and probes important meaning of Cultural Phenomenon in South Music Lang Jun passing on through thousand years.
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Cultural Phenomenon of"Lang Jun"in Nan Yin(South Music)and Its Disseminating Form at Home and Abroad
Journal of Quanzhou Normal University, 2004Co-Authors: Li Ji-pinAbstract:The article researches the Cultural value of "Lang Jun"in Nan Yin from three aspects:1、The original story of"Lang Jun Immortal"in Nan Yin and its Cultural Phenomenon;2、The main form of disseminating"Lang Jun"in Nan Yin at home and abroad;3、Nan Yin and"Lang Jun"being a Phenomenon of whole live fossil.The researching goal is to complement Nan Yin's value as a legacy of world culture.
F Duque Posada - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Violence as a Cultural Phenomenon: Sociological Conceptualization and Analysis of Violence in Colombia
2012Co-Authors: F Duque PosadaAbstract:In this article the nature and features of violence are considered through the prism of national culture with the help of the phenomenological and hermeneutical approaches (attempting to construct the hermeneutics of violence). The proposed model requires a detailed study of a great number of signs, symbols and norms of culture in order to explain acts of violence, as well as to understand the limitations of various interpretations of violence as a socio-Cultural Phenomenon, which conditions an open nature of any studies of violence and multifold interpretation of the causes and essence of acts of violence in Colombian society.
